I knew sooner or later that I would have to explain Victor’s functional costume. I found it funny that he used electrified whips to discipline his employees before Iron Man 2 came out. That it happened to look like Whiplash’s power suit was merely coincidence.
I don’t know if the science behind Victor’s invention is sound. Stripping the casing from extension cords probably wouldn’t produce the effect illustrated in the last few strips. But I claim Artistic License. Ya’ can’t touch me with a ten-foot pole!
I’m probably going to wrap up this story line on Friday, but I’m not exactly sure how I’m going to do it. Having defeated Victor and explained his costume, there’s not much left for the crew to accomplish but actually go see the movie.
I suppose I could end the story line right here, but I have this obsessive compulsive thought that story lines need to end on a Friday so I can start fresh on Monday.
I talked about doing a “cast portrait” of everyone in their costumes in the comments section of Monday’s comic to serve as a book-end. Also as a way of saying good-bye to the story line in a way. It’s not a particularly funny solution, but I’m leaning in that direction unless something better pops into my head. We’ll see.
Not much else to say beyond that. Looking forward to maybe see MacGruber this weekend, but I have no firm plans yet.
“That’s what she said.”
Oh, Michael Scott.
GOOD DAY, EVERYONE!
What I don't understand is how Victor was able to weaponize his costume like that!
Oh, it's not a costume.
It's a custom rig he constructed himself. The whips are made from extension cords he stripped the casings from!
He plugs them in and whips us with them when we forget to refill the ice machine...
it would be amazing to see the cast’s reaction to the film, especially having lived a parallel storyline.
Poor Jimmy. I offer hugs and more pleasant conditioning.
Whether as the final strip or as an added bonus, you’d be crazy not to do a poster parody. Something based on this? http://www.impawards.com/2010/posters/iron_man_two_ver6.jpg
I thought about doing a poster parody. But it was kind of “been there, done that” for me. I’ll probably do something similar, but different.
The final chapter of this arc should explain WHY Victor did it. I mean, why did he attack Tom? Why was he so pissed off? I wanna know. You know: maybe end it on NEXT Friday?
I have Victor’s reason in the back of my head, but I feel like the joke is so specific and the reference already forgotten, that it won’t have any impact.
I don’t know. I’ll probably give the why. Just because I hate loose threads.
Ah, oh course, silly me!
I thoguht that was a good wrap-up. One little nit-picky thing, that carpet pattern seems to be two diffrent sizes..
Someone else mentioned the same thing to me because they thought the hand in the third panel was Victor’s. It’s not. It’s Jimmy.
Victor is lying on the ground in the first panel. Jimmy comes in to explain the suit and holds up the extension cord. His sleeve is in the shot. Victor was shirtless.
Ha ha ha ha! That poor staff, they’re worse off than the crew working at the Multiplex 10.